ABSTRACT
As discussed in Chapter 9, the rights of private persons to seek judicial review of EC decision making are limited in scope and effectiveness, in particular with respect to decisions over infringement cases. Because of restrictive rules on legal standing to sue, there is virtually no effective legal means available to private persons to challenge the validity of such measures before the Court of Justice. Under the EC Treaty system, private individuals have nevertheless possibilities to invoke special administrative procedures at EC level to review Community measures on environmental matters whose legal or political validity they may wish to question. These procedures serve to complement the various legal proceedings and mechanisms contained in the EC Treaty relating to judicial review of acts and omissions of EC institutions, referred to in some detail in Chapter 9.
